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On April 10th, MS Ireland in conjunction with Oceans of Hope Challenge hosted the first “Introduction to Sailing” Day for people with MS in Dun Laoghaire. This was a wonderful opportunity for 8 lucky members of the Irish MS community to spend a day out in the Irish ocean learning all about sailing and themselves. 

We are delighted to announce there will be another "Introduction to Sailing Day" on the 8th of May and you are invited to apply to join them at the Irish National Sailing and Powerboat School (INSS.ie) in Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin. This is an introductory course so all levels of experience welcome. 

To learn more about MS and sailing and apply for the sailing day please email info@oceansofhope.co.uk. 

Regular readers of MS and Me will have previously learned about my recent switch from Copaxone to Tysabri and all of the upheaval that it brought to my life. While I feel very fortunate to be able to access a second- line treatment, it encompasses a new set of side effects and concerns.

Meadhbh Slattery tells us why she is doing MS Ireland’s Dip a Day in May Challenge and how she was inspired by the memory of a remarkable man, John Chris, who touched the lives of so many. You can sign up for Dip a Day here

MS Ireland held the first Writers Workshop Webinar on Tuesday, 16th April with Trevis Gleason and Emma Rogan called “Living and Writing with MS”. This webinar will be of interest to anyone interested in the writing process whether you are experienced, a beginner or would love to write but don’t know how to get started.

With the launch of the Bray Celtic Camino Mouteira on Bray Seafront, last September, to mark the start of the Bray Camino Coastal route to St James’s Church, in Dublin, Jonathon Pierce and his mother, Marion, took the plunge and walked the 30.2km in November. But the journey for mother and son was only beginning.

MS Ireland has a Writers' Workshop Webinar on Tuesday, 16th April at 7.30pm with Trevis Gleason and Emma Rogan called “Living and Writing with MS”.

MS Ireland is thrilled to announce the launch of its latest fundraising initiative – the Dip a Day Challenge! This exciting challenge invites participants to dive into action throughout the month of May while supporting the 10,000 people living with MS in Ireland.

• Register for the challenge: https://givp.nl/register/Ryn8y9Jh
• Or, register with enthuse (if you don’t use Facebook): https://multiplesclerosisofireland.enthuse.com/cf/dip-a-day-in-may
• Then, join our Facebook group here

Alanna Denny, a PhD candidate from University College Cork is conducting a research study to understand the lived experiences and perspectives of medication adherence in people with MS in the Republic of Ireland. 

University College Limerick conducted a study with the aim of gaining consensus on a core outcome set for evaluating mixed diagnosis falls prevention interventions for people with Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease and Stroke. 

Once the initial shock of an MS diagnosis has lessened somewhat, I think everyone begins to realise that MS is not just a physical journey; it’s a profound mental and emotional voyage that affects nearly 2.8 million people worldwide. This chronic, often disabling disease of the central nervous system has a notorious unpredictability, making its impact on mental health as significant as its physical impacts.